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01 Introduction02 Principal Welcomes All03 Tour around Solihull College04 Undergraduates05 Postgraduates07 About Higher Education09 No Worries No Fee Stress

15 Art and Design Introduction17 Fine Art BA (Hons)18 Graphic Design (HND)19 Art and Design FA20 Photography and Digital imaging (HND)

11 Animal Care Introduction13 Animal Management (HND/HNC)

21 Business Introduction23 Business and Managment BA (Hons)24 Business (HND)25 Business and Management FA 26 Communication in Organisations FA

27 Computing Introduction29 Business information Systems/BIT FA30 Computing HND

31 Early Years Introduction 33 Early Years FA34 Advanced Practice in Work Children And Famiies (HND/HNC)

35 Engineering Introduction 36 Engineering FA37 Engineering (HNC) 38 Aerospace (HND/HNC)

39 Hair and Beauty Introduction41 SPA Management/Therapies FA42 Hairdressing and Salon Management FA

43 Football Studies FA45 Sport Coaching FA46 Sport and Exercise Science

Higher Education Prospectus 2009

CAMPUS: BLOSSOMFIELD COURSE DURATION:3 YEARS (FULL TIME)/ 6 YEARS (PART TIME)MODE OF STUDY: FULL TIME/ PART TIME VALIDATED BY: BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY UCAS CODE: W100

COURSE CONTENT Students can specialise in a series of artisitc forms such as painting, sculpture or mixed media with supporting studies in the history of art. We offer an intensive experiance with individual support.

ENTRY You should be 18 years and above and have successfully completed either a BTEC Founda-tion Diploma, an access course, a National Diploma in Fine Art or the Equivalent Qualifica-tion.

THE FUTURE Students who have studied this programme have progressed to postgraduate University places or entered the world of work in sectors including art therapy, advertising, arts man-agement community arts and teaching.

APPLICATIONS Full time applications are made directly through UCAS Part Time applications are made directly through Solihull College

CAMPUS: BLOSSOMFIELD COURSE DURATION: 2 YEARS MODE OF STUDY: FULL TIME VALIDATED BY: EDEXCEL BTECUCAS CODE:012W

COURSE CONTENTThis qualification has been developed in collaboration with the modern design industry to ensure it fulfills current workplace requirements. It offers a clear route to employment and degree courses.

Modules Include:Computer applications in Art and Design • Historical and Contextual references • Professional Studies • Ideas Generation• Critical Study • Ideas in Context • Drawing techniques and approaches • Advertising Campaigns • Art Direction in Advertising • Typographic Skills • Typographic Ideas • Advanced typographic design •

Nigel Hathaway HND Graphic Design Year One

ENTRY You should be over 18 years of age and have successfully completed either a BTEC National Diploma, BTEC Foundation Diploma, Access to Graphic Design, A Levels or equivalent.

THE FUTUREStudents who complete this course of study can progress to degree level courses or seek em-ployment in areas including advertising, design, marketing and publishing.

APPLICATIONS Applications are made directly through UCAS

Nigel wants to go into the industry after the course, it will provide him with the experience he needs to explore advertising and printing industries across the United Kingdom. He plans to start off as a junior designer then work his way up and hopefully retain his own business.

Nigel had first joined the access course in Graphic design at Solihull College, embrac-ing his goal to achieve and become a Graphic Designer, Nigel 28 has very big ambitions in Graphic Design and pleased with the help and support from the course he decided to stay on and study towards a HND Course in Graphic Design. Here is what he had to say:

After studying the Access course in Graphic Design, I feel that the level of expertise and help was literally fantastic. Tutorials on the course are really helpful with projects and achievements and they provide useful information to become stronger for the industry

Graphics has transformed me to be creative, to learn new techniques and to give me the education to become a Graphics professional .

CAMPUS: BLOSSOMFIELD COURSE DURATION: 2 YEARSMODE OF STUDY: DAY RELEASE OR EVENINGS VALIDATED BY: TBC

COURSE CONTENT:This qualification provides learning and professional development opportunities for those already in the workplace, with a desire to progress their career. The programme will enable you to develop high level skills in the management, analysis and presentation of information important to the workplace, an applied understanding of communication technologies, inter-personal and intercultural communication and the ability to relate theory to practice through regular work based learning activities.

Year 1 modules include:

Managing your learning • Professional development planning • Professional presentations using ICT • Understanding the communication process • Effective marketing communications • Building working relationships and developing winning teams•

Year 2 modules include:

A work based research project • Integrated reports and online communication tools for projects • Customer relationships management • Persuasive strategies • Powerful written communication • Strategies for organizational communication• Successful cross cultural working •

ENTRYApplicants over 21 must have appropriate work experience, Applicants under 21 will need to have four passes at GCSE including English and Maths and either one A Level or an equiva-lent qualification. Applicants with non standard entry requirements may be considered on the basis of experience in the workplace. Applicants will need to be in appropriate employment and their employer must provide a letter for support.

THE FUTURE This degree is aimed to those in a range of administrative roles, personal assistants, com-munication officers, programme administrators, project officers, event and conference organizers, internal communications specialists and publicity material developers. It will also appeal to those in advertising and sales, marketing and public relations, as well as to those with counselling, pastoral and mentoring roles. Students can top up this qualification to a full honours degree.

APPLICATIONSApplications are made directly through UCAS (For UCAS code details please contact Soli-hull College)

CAMPUS: BLOSSOMFIELD COURSE DURATION: 2 YEARSMODE OF STUDY: FLEXIBLE VALIDATED BY: OXFORD BROOKS UNIVERSITYUCAS CODE: P904

COURSE CONTENT This qualification provides learning and professional development opportunities for those already in the workplace, with a desire to progress their career. Attendance in college is six hours per week. The programme will enable you to develop high level skills in the manage-ment, analysis and presentation of information important to the workplace, an applied under-standing of communication technologies, interpersonal and intercultural communication and the ability to relate theory to practice through regular work based learning activities.

Year 1 Modules will include:

Managing your learning • Professional development planning • Professional presentations using ICT• Understanding the communication process• Effective marketing communications• Building working relationships and developing winning teams.•

Year 2

A work based research project• Integrated reports and online communication tools for projects • Customer relationship management • Persuasive strategies • Powerful written communication• Strategies for organizational communication• Successful Cross cultural working •

ENTRYApplicants over 21 must have appropriate work experience, Applicants under 21 will need to have four passes at GCSE including English and Maths and either one A Level or an equiva-lent qualification. Applicants with non standard entry requirements may be considered on the basis of experience in the workplace. Applicants will need to be in appropriate employment and their employer must provide a letter for support.

THE FUTURE This degree is aimed to those in a range of administrative roles, personal assistants, com-munication officers, programme administrators, project officers, event and conference organizers, internal communications specialists and publicity material developers. It will also appeal to those in advertising and sales, marketing and public relations, as well as to those with counselling, pastoral and mentoring roles. Students can top up this qualification to a full honours degree.

APPLICATIONSApplications are made directly through UCAS.

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